Prince Consort

It was already a few days later when Xie Ze'an heard what happened in the capital.

He took it as a joke and told King Duan.

Duan Wang also laughed with Xie Zean.After laughing, he became serious again: "Judging from the past, this Yeluyan is not such a simple person, he should not be so reckless."

Xie Ze'an said: "My father and Dalang think so." He looked at King Duan, "Dalang found that Yeluyan seemed to have stayed in the capital for a long time, and I don't know how he avoided it at that time. It looks very conspicuous."

Duan Wang was slightly surprised: "Do you still know what he looks like?"

The news is not developed these days, and the painting skills are uneven. Sometimes the portraits I draw can't even be recognized by my own mother!Hearing Xie Ze'an's unequivocal words, how could King Duan not be surprised.

Xie Ze'an said: "Of course." He has trained a group of "realist painters".

Xie Ze'an took Yeluyan's portrait and handed it to King Duan: "Look, this is it. Doesn't he look particularly conspicuous!"

Duan Wang took the portrait in Xie Zean's hand, tightened his fingers slightly, but his face did not change at all.He even showed a slight smile: "It's really conspicuous, and you can't hide it anywhere."

Xie Ze'an didn't pay attention to the change of King Duan, and said directly: "That's why it's strange..."

King Duan returned to the courtyard he occupied, and spread out the portrait he wanted from Xie Ze'an.The person in the portrait was obviously only a few years older than him. Northerners grew up quickly when they were teenagers. At that time, this person was already much taller than him, like a reliable brother.

No wonder he couldn't find it no matter how hard he searched, it turned out that "no relatives, no reason, no home, no job", "born in the Central Plains and grew up in the Central Plains" were all lies, they were just trying to trick him into hiding in the capital.It was only when he was young and ignorant, and longed for someone to accompany him, that he believed in the empty "life experience".

The so-called going back to help him leave the Ruthless Palace after making military contributions was simply to take the opportunity to escape from the golden cicada's shell.

It was really the funniest joke he had ever heard in his life.

Duan Wang put the portrait on the fire and watched the people in the painting being swallowed by the flames little by little.

Burn away those strange and familiar eyebrows.

Burn those unfamiliar and familiar lips and noses.

The little thoughts left in my heart finally disappeared completely.

It was he who allowed that person to hide in the capital, spy on many important secrets of the capital and bring them back to the country of Di.

He must find a way to clean up the troubles he caused.

In the days that followed, Xie Ze'an keenly noticed that Prince Duan had changed a lot: Prince Duan was more agile in doing things, and there were many things that he hadn't thought of. Prince Duan had already completed the regulations.

This state was maintained until the weather turned cold, and a few guests from the capital came in a hurry with serious faces.

That was Prime Minister Meng's confidant.

Xie Zean was startled, and hurriedly asked what was going on.

The visitor's tone was heavy: "Your Majesty wants to dismiss the prime minister."

Xie Ze'an said, "What's the reason?"

The person who came said: "The earth dragon turned over."

When the earth dragon turned over, it was actually an earthquake.In fact, there are large and small earthquakes every year, which are not things that can be controlled by human beings at all.But what reason does Zhao Chongzhao need to deal with people?As long as he reveals such a little intention, someone will naturally help him do it well.

Xie Ze'an said: "Meng Xiang must not have asked you to come to me because of this incident."

The person who came said: "Your Majesty not only wants to dismiss the Prime Minister, but also wants to take over the power of the Six Departments and establish a Department of Regulations and Regulations!"

The "Three Divisions" are in charge of the Salt and Iron, Duzhi, and Household Departments, and are the highest financial institutions in Daqing.The third envoy has a lot of power, also known as "planner", and Xu Juncheng is in charge now.

In other words, the establishment of the Three Divisions and Regulations Division is going to skip the Six Departments and the Zhengshitang, and directly take over the decision-making power!

Xie Ze'an had read about this in Yao Dingyan's Wanyan book, and arranged for Xixia to set up a similar organization. As a result, most of Xixia's economy is now under their control.

The greater the power and the more centralized it is, the easier it is for accidents to happen.

Xie Ze'an didn't expect Yao Dingyan to act so fast.

Xie Ze'an asked, "Mr. Yao's meaning?"

The visitor sighed and said, "Yes."

Xie Ze'an said, "Does Prime Minister Meng want me to go back?"

The visitor said: "Yes, Xiang Meng has said things so far, I only hope that you can stop this matter."

Xie Ze'an said with a wry smile, "I might not be able to do anything about it."

The visitor took out Zhao Ying's will and a long ruler.

Xie Ze settled down.

The visitor said, "This is Mengxiang asking me to bring it."

Xie Ze'an accepted the order solemnly, looking at the long jade-colored ruler, he couldn't help but think of Zhao Ying and Yan Ning again.Zhao Yinglin's entrustment before leaving seemed to be still in his ears, but although he sent Yan Ning away well, he didn't treat Zhao Chongzhao well.

Xie Ze'an said: "You wait another day, I will go back with you after completing the handover work here."

The handover was not easy, but fortunately, Xie Ze'an often asked Dai Shi to assist him, so he could leave Dai Shi here temporarily, and return to Beijing after Xinzhizhou took over.Xie Ze'an dealt with it very quickly, and set out on his way home with the people from the capital early the next morning.

In Zhao Ying's last decree, he was promoted to be the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and a member of Zhongshu Sheren. The position of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple has little real power, but it is of great significance, because Taichang Temple is the place in charge of the etiquette of the ancestral temple—— Music, imperial medicine, divination, sacrifice, etc. all belong to it.Zhongshusheren served the emperor, and was responsible for drafting edicts and delivering government orders. The power had been distributed to Zhi Zhigao, who was a scholar of the Imperial Academy. This position was no longer set up, but Zhao Ying took it out.

The Shaoqing of Taichang Temple and Zhongshu Sheren are both of the fifth rank, and Zhizhou is from the fifth rank. On the surface, this decree can raise him by half rank, but in fact it forcefully elevates him a lot .

The third rank of Beijing official junior!

Even if they are both magistrates, being in the capital is a completely different concept from being in Liangzhou.

No wonder Prime Minister Meng was willing to come up with the decree at this time, the decree would definitely blow up if released.

Xie Ze'an can already predict what will happen when he returns to Beijing.

I really didn't expect that he was promoted through the back door in the end.

When Xie Zean rushed to the capital, Zhao Chongzhao already knew Zhao Ying's will.Although Meng Yuanshao was impatient, he couldn't get past Zhao Chongzhao. Of course, Xie Ze'an's return to Beijing was handled by Zhao Chongzhao.

Zhao Chongzhao did not expect that Meng Yuanshao, a moderate prime minister, would come up with something like this when Meng Yuanshao was pushed into a hurry.

Thinking that Xie Ze'an would get the "persuasion ruler" left by Zhao Ying, the fire in Zhao Chongzhao's heart burned again.He wants to see if Xie Zean dares to use it to "persuade the emperor" after returning to Beijing. If Xie Zean really dares, he will definitely accompany him to the end!

In any case, Meng Yuanshao was safe for the time being.Zhao Chongzhao terminated the decision to dismiss the Prime Minister and establish the Three Divisions and Regulations Division, and waited for Xie Zean to return to Beijing with Advising Junchi.

Ten days later, Xie Ze'an arrived in the capital with Zhao Ying's will, and asked to see Zhao Chongzhao.

Not seeing each other for more than half a year, Xie Ze'an seemed to have matured a lot, Yan Ning's death seemed to have taken the last trace of childishness away from his face.He saluted Zhao Chongzhao: "Your Majesty."

Zhao Chongzhao looked at Xie Zean for a long time, until he couldn't help looking at him from left to right, and then he raised his hand to avoid Xie Zean's gift.

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Xie Qing has worked hard all the way, go back and have a good rest, and take office again tomorrow."

Xie Ze'an said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After reuniting after a long absence, they only said these three sentences.

The Minister of Taichang Temple is concurrently held by Xu Yannian, the political counselor. Xu Yannian is a little transparent for thousands of years. Although he has the same surname as Xu Juncheng, he does not have the family support like Xu Juncheng.He came from a poor family, and he stumbled all the way into the political affairs hall, but he was always in a state of stealth at ordinary times, basically never going online or speaking—even an ordinary person like Xie Ze'an had never talked to Xu Yannian before.When Zhao Ying appointed Xu Yannian as one of the ministers of Gu Ming, many people were surprised, and most of their mental activities were: Who the hell is this.

Xie Ze'an did not go home immediately after seeing Zhao Chongzhao, but went to the Zhengshitang to meet Xu Yannian, Yao Dingyan and Xu Juncheng.

Both Yao Dingyan and Xu Juncheng were his teachers, but now the relationship between them is in dire straits.Yao Dingyan's plan to set up the Three Divisions and Regulations Division is equivalent to taking Xu Juncheng's power, and Xu Juncheng will not be happy no matter how magnanimous he is.Coupled with the relegation and exile of the old master Qin's family, many of Xu Juncheng's classmates and close friends were affected. Xu Juncheng's appreciation and expectations for Yao Dingyan are no longer the same as before.

Xu Juncheng began to hesitate.

He wondered if he really should continue to sit idly by Yao Dingyan's various behaviors.

And Yao Dingyan hasn't changed at all, whether it's his attitude towards his new law or Xie Zean's attitude is the same as usual.

After Xie Ze'an saw the two teachers, his heart sank.Yao Dingyan and Xu Juncheng have different opinions, and it seems that they are doomed to turn against each other in the future. At that time, he may even have to be cautious about meeting one of them.

Xie Ze'an went to see Xu Yannian.

Xu Yannian is white and fat, and his temper is like a ball of cotton. No matter how he kneads it, he can restore it to its original shape. He never gets angry with others.Seeing Xie Ze'an, Xu Yannian greeted him with a smile: "Xie Zhuangyuan is back? Before you arrived, I heard a lot of people talking about you. The younger generation is awesome. It is really the waves of the Yangtze River that push forward the waves of the past."

Xie Ze'an said: "Xu Canzheng, please don't say that." He saluted seriously as a junior, "I am not familiar with the affairs of Taichang Temple, and I will need Xu Canzheng to give you more advice in the future."

Xu Yannian said: "When it comes to giving advice, others don't know, but I know. Seven or eight years ago, you followed Yao Canzheng to handle the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Prison cases, and cooperated with Xu Canzheng and His Majesty to rectify the Imperial Medical Office and Hongwen Museum. Over the past few years, you have worked in a local area again, what can be difficult for you?"

Xie Ze'an said: "Each position has different talents. If you do these things well, you may not be able to do well at Taichang Temple."

Xu Yannian was very satisfied with Xie Ze'an's humble and respectful attitude. He thought that Xie Ze'an would be a high-spirited guy if he was a young man, but he didn't expect that Xie Ze'an was far more mature and stable than many people in the court.

No wonder Yao Dingyan and Xu Juncheng looked at him differently.

Xu Yannian said: "If you don't understand anything, you can ask your colleagues first, and if you really can't make up your mind, you can ask me."

Xie Ze'an thanked him again and again before leaving the Zhengshitang and going home.

Everyone in the Xie residence was filled with joy.

One is that Xie Zean is back, and the other is that Xie Dalang's wedding is approaching.Xie Ze'an originally thought that he would not be able to come back in time, but now that he has returned to Beijing to work, he is very happy.

This was the first happy event in Xie's house in recent years, Xie Ze'an was very concerned, and asked Zhang Dayi to vacate the Jinyu Tower, and prepared to make a big deal so that Er Niang could marry into Xie's family in a prosperous manner.

In the past, Xie Jiyu would definitely not agree, but it is different now.In the past, Xie Jiyu didn't want to stand out, but now Xie Jiyu couldn't. If Da Lang's marriage is bigger, it is tantamount to sending a signal to many people.

The Xie family in Tongchuan is coming back.

Xie Ze'an was busy with business and family affairs, and within half a month after returning to Beijing, he hadn't met Zhao Chongzhao a few times, let alone talked to Zhao Chongzhao.It was not until the handover of Taichang Temple was successfully completed that Meng Yuanshao proposed to Zhao Chongzhao that Xie Ze'an should take over another position as soon as possible: Zhongshu Sheren.

Zhao Chongzhao didn't say anything when he heard Meng Yuanshao's suggestion, and it took two days before he called Xie Ze'an into the palace.

The two people who were supposed to be the closest in the world finally had the opportunity to face each other day and night, but neither of them said a word.